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单词 monkey nut
释义

monkey nut


noun Slang.

a peanut.

Origin of monkey nut

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby monkey nut

monkey flower, monkey flush, monkeygland sauce, monkey island, monkey jacket, monkey nut, monkey on one's back, monkey orchid, monkeypod, monkeypot, monkey puzzle
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Example sentences from the Web for monkey nut

  • It was still grappling with a monkey-nut, but no doubt a different one.

    Once a Week|Alan Alexander Milne
  • He was holding a tiny gourd, no larger than a monkey-nut, suspended from a necklace of polished crocodile teeth.

    The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy|Florence Partello Stuart
  • She (Evangeline) was balancing easily on one leg, while with the other leg and her beak she tried to peel a monkey-nut.

    Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 146., January 14, 1914|Various

British Dictionary definitions for monkey nut

monkey nut

noun

British another name for a peanut
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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